An interface panel structure used in an electric machine; comprises a fixed seat with a fixed seat with a holding element and sliding rails and a movable sliding seat installed therein. Fixing holes for accepting the holding element and sliding grooves operated in cooperation with the sliding rails are disposed in the sliding seat. In addition, a guide rod is installed in the sliding seat for touching off the holding the holding element to separate it from the fixing hole. When the holding element and the fixing hole are engaged, the sliding seat with interface outlets disposed at the front face thereof is hidden in the fixed seat fixed in the electric machine. And, there is no need to open holes on the surface of the electric machine by means of the interface panel structure.
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1. An interface panel structure, comprising: a fixed seat, fixed in a frame body of an electric machine, and having a holding element and at least one vertical sliding rail; a sliding seat, installed in said fixed seat, a plurality of engaged holes operated in coordination with said holding element and a plurality of sliding groove matched up with said sliding rails for guiding said sliding seat to move vertically relative to said fixed seat being disposed therein; an actuator, being able to be driven to slide vertically and passed through said sliding seat to control said holding element to be separated from or engaged with said engaged holes; and an interface panel, fixed at the front face of said sliding seat, and a plurality of outlets being disposed therein.
2. The structure according to claim 1 , a linear spring being further installed, wherein one end of said linear spring is fixed in said fixed seat, and another end thereof is fixed in said sliding seat for applying a downward force on said sliding seat.
3. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein said holding element is slid transversally relative to said fixed seat and installed in the upper side of said fixed seat, an inclined face is disposed at one end of said holding element and another end thereof is engaged with a spring for the reposition of said holding element.
4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein a rack is disposed in said fixed seat and a reduction gear engaged with said rack is disposed in said sliding seat.
5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein stoppers used to engage each other are respectively disposed at the lower end of said fixed seat and the upper end of said sliding seat for fixing and positioning said sliding seat when said sliding seat is extended downwards out of said electric machine.
6. The structure according to claim 3 , wherein an inclined face matched up with said inclined face on said holding element is disposed on the top end of said actuator, said holding element is touched off by said actuator to move transversally to release or lock said sliding seat.
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September 30, 2004
February 28, 2006
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